North Walbottle's Chris Burns hopes to be back on his MotoGP bike this weekend - just two weeks after breaking his collarbone in the last round of the championship.

North Walbottle's Chris Burns hopes to be back on his MotoGP bike this weekend - just two weeks after breaking his collarbone in the last round of the championship.

The 23-year-old, who missed the first few rounds of the series after Harris WCM's prototype was banned for a technical infringement, will jet out tomorrow for the German Grand Prix and hopes to get clearance from the medical staff to race.

At the last round at Donington Park, Burns made his MotoGP debut but a power surge on his ageing two-stroke Honda saw him thrown off in a spectacular spill.

That crash meant he was not able to make his British Superbikes bow last weekend at Mondello Park, with the Virgin Yamaha team having moved for Burns after sacking current champion Steve Hislop following a dismal start.

"I'm going out tomorrow and hopefully I'll get clearance to race," said Burns. "The British Grand Prix was my first race of the season and I just want to get out there in Germany.

"I can't afford to crash again, as the bones are just starting to knit together again, but they've found some things on the bike and hopefully it won't happen again."

Burns added: "And then there's the next round of the Superbikes after that. Thankfully they've kept the seat for me despite the collarbone and I'm very excited about that. It's a bike which can win races and I'm looking forward to Oulton Park."